Sir Percival Brown (3 April 1901 – 4 October 1962) was a unionist

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. Brown was born in

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, the son of Thomas Brown. He studied at the

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and worked as an estate agent at his family's firm, Ephraim Brown & Sons. In 1936, he was elected as an

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member of the

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for Clifton, and in 1950 was appointed deputy lord mayor. He served two terms as

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from 1953 to 1955.John F. Harbinson, ''The Ulster Unionist Party, 1882-1973'', p.208 He was appointed a Commander of the

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for his work organising the defense of the city in the

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and was

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by Queen

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in her coronation visit in 1953.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Percival 1901 births 1962 deaths Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1953–1957 Lord mayors of Belfast High sheriffs of Belfast Ulster Unionist Party members of the Senate of Northern Ireland Knights Bachelor Commanders of the Order of the British Empire